- This list includes the highest-paying companies for internships, including 16 tech companies, 5 finance companies, 3 consulting firms, and 1 auto manufacturer.
- The average intern made $24.63 per hour in 2022, an 11% increase from 2021.
- See tips for landing an internship this summer, including how to check salary data from Glassdoor and where to tap into the Glassdoor community for advice.
Let’s face it: the job market is tough. But that doesn’t mean you should accept the first unpaid internship that comes along; tons of companies pay interns. In fact, 87% of paid interns reported at least $15 per hour in 2022, and Glassdoor data shows that the average intern actually made $24.63 per hour (an 11% increase from the average pay of $22.17 in 2021).
We’ve ranked the 25 highest-paying internships to help students and new grads identify companies that have been known to pay interns top dollar. While the tech industry, among others, has taken recent hits with layoffs, this list offers hope for those hoping to at least get their foot in the door through an internship.
The list is dominated by 16 tech companies, from social giants like Meta, Snap, and TikTok, to fintech companies like Stripe and Coinbase, to household tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft. Beyond tech, the list includes five finance companies like Citi and Capital One, three consulting firms including Bain & Company and McKinsey & Company, and Rivian, the only company in auto manufacturing.
While we can’t guarantee that all of these companies are still hiring interns this summer, we can confirm they’ve been known to pay interns competitively. To help students and new grads evaluate these companies, we’ve also included the Positive Business Outlook* rating for each company, which indicates that the highest-paying company doesn’t always have the strongest business outlook. Here are the companies offering the highest-paying internships in 2023.
#1. Stripe
Average Monthly Salary: $9,064
Positive Business Outlook Rating: 56%
#2. Roblox
Average Monthly Salary: $9,017
Positive Business Outlook Rating: 75%
#3. NVIDIA
Average Monthly Salary: $8,280
Positive Business Outlook Rating: 95%
#4. Coinbase
Average Monthly Salary: $8,206
Positive Business Outlook Rating: 39%
#5. Meta
Average Monthly Salary: $8,160
Positive Business Outlook Rating: 47%
#6. Capital One
Average Monthly Salary: $8,050
Positive Business Outlook Rating: 75%
#7. Credit Suisse
Average Monthly Salary: $7,947
Positive Business Outlook Rating: 39%
#8. Bain & Company
Average Monthly Salary: $7,873
Positive Business Outlook Rating: 88%
#9. Amazon
Average Monthly Salary: $7,809
Positive Business Outlook Rating: 65%
#10. EY-Parthenon
Average Monthly Salary: $7,651
Positive Business Outlook Rating: 74%
#11. TikTok
Average Monthly Salary: $7,619
Positive Business Outlook Rating: 61%
#12. Adobe
Average Monthly Salary: $7,568
Positive Business Outlook Rating: 86%
#13. Snap
Average Monthly Salary: $7,520
Positive Business Outlook Rating: 38%
#14. HubSpot
Average Monthly Salary: $7,477
Positive Business Outlook Rating: 80%
#15. Splunk
Average Monthly Salary: $7,375
Positive Business Outlook Rating: 64%
#16. LinkedIn
Average Monthly Salary: $7,360
Positive Business Outlook Rating: 79%
#17. Twitter
Average Monthly Salary: $7,290
Positive Business Outlook Rating: 22%
#18. BlackRock
Average Monthly Salary: $7,270
Positive Business Outlook Rating: 78%
#19. J.P. Morgan
Average Monthly Salary: $7,188
Positive Business Outlook Rating: 78%
#20. McKinsey & Company
Average Monthly Salary: $7,170
Positive Business Outlook Rating: 81%
#21. Uber
Average Monthly Salary: $7,090
Positive Business Outlook Rating: 61%
#22. Citi
Average Monthly Salary: $7,025
Positive Business Outlook Rating: 68%
#23. ServiceNow
Average Monthly Salary: $6,989
Positive Business Outlook Rating: 91%
#24. Rivian
Average Monthly Salary: $6,988
Positive Business Outlook Rating: 47%
#25. Microsoft
Average Monthly Salary: $6,934
Positive Business Outlook Rating: 83%
Tips for landing an internship
If you’re looking for an internship this summer, keep an eye on the above companies. Also, check out these handy resources:
1. Salary data from Glassdoor
2. Advice from Fishbowl, an online professional community
3. Salary negotiation tips to get the biggest bang for your buck this summer
Methodology: Glassdoor’s Highest Paying Internships 2023 identifies companies with the highest average monthly base pay for internships as reported by either current or former U.S.-based interns on Glassdoor between March 1, 2022 and February 28, 2023. To be considered, companies must have received at least 30 salary reports in U.S. dollars by U.S.-based interns during the timeframe.
*The Positive Business Outlook ratings appear on each company's Glassdoor profile and are based on U.S. reviews from full-time and part-time employees. The Positive Business Outlook ratings data was pulled on March 29, 2023 and does not influence this ranking of Highest Paying Internships 2023.